Collar



5. J. PALMER Jan 551932.

COLLAR Filed Jan. 29, 1929 INVENTOR. 5.1 Pa] 61" A TTORNEYL Fatented Jan. 5, 1932 pair SAMUEL J. PALMER, OF

er; T E S limiTENiT FEICE" T SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA coLLA-n Application filed January 29,1929. Serial No 335,926. I i

An object of the invention is to provide a collar of the character described inwhich the means for holding the collar points and ends in proper position may be readily and easily fitted to or removed from the collar, said means being inexpensive, in one piece form and requiring but a slight change in the F construction of the collar to permit of attachment thereof to the collar.

Another object is to provide a'collar of the character described in which the point retaining means will securely remain in place after being fitted to the collar and will not interfere with the placing and adjusting of a necktie, the necktie in fact, acting to aid said means in holding the collar point down close to the shirt front.

A further object is to provide a collar as described in which the collar point retaining means are in the form of V-shaped pieces of suitable resilient material such as will be comparatively stiff and yet have a slight flexibility; the collar being so constructed as to provide spaced but opposed retaining elements on the neck band and outer fold respectively, into proper engagement with which elements the V-shaped pieces may be easily and quickly placed without necessitating the bending or the flexing of said elements out of their normal V-shaped form;

A-still further object is to provide means of the character described which will not be unsightly or prove uncomfortable to the wearer, said means being entirely concealed when in position.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and set forth in-the claims hereto appended, it being understood that Various changes in the form, proportion, size and'i-n minor details-of constructionv'within the scope of the claims may be resorted to Without vrlepairting from 'tl ie spirit or sac-rificing any of the advantages-of the: invention.

' *Referring to the -'drawings,Fig;1'is: a top. planrvi-ew of the .collartof this inventionas opened, and showing the device ofiny inventionpartly'in position, I

.2 is. a perspecti've view of the collar ofthis invention showing in d ot-med lines the-,

pointretaining Imeansinposition of use, I f 'l ig. is a cross sectional viewt-aken thru the' collar and showing said point retaining Ineanjsin 'pofsition of use,- f c- 7 i,

Fig; axis- :a perspective view of both point, retaining devices,

5 is awfra-gmentaryplanview of a :inodified form of th einvention, i F i-gwfia is;across-sectional view of the collar slrown.in-Fig i:5. I v

The embodimenttof my invention shown in ifdetail inithe.aceomp'anyingdrawings includes a j soft collar having the usual necklhand. .1, 1 outerifold Qnnd points-cor ends 3. Along the r inner sideoftheouterifold 2,1provide in any; psuitable: manner. elongatedypockets 4: which pockets extend close to parallel to the end edges ofsaidoutera fold" for substantially the full-length of the; points The outer iendsof: these pockets are closed and the/15.111133 ends are open at points near the fold. line. Opposite eand in :line with these pockets, but lzoeate'd'ion the neck band 1 are retaining elements in thisinstancein the fomnoftunnel loops 5. These :loopsniay. be formed-byes sewing strips f cloth to the neclzba nd or, as sho'wnin; Figsafiaiand 6,1nayfihemade by cutting slits; or button holes in .the outer. ply

of'ithezneck halide. V 7 V 5 V- shaped pieces *8 are provided ZEQI'iI-lIlSBT- iti'on into the: vpocket. 42 and tunnel loops :5. "These pieces Scare formed of any suitable :stiif abut slightly flexible material, such as spring -.-s.t.eel.- I Qne leg of eachVipiece is longer than atheother leg andiisradapte'd tobe. placedinf one ofthe pockets it and to extend "close, to the tip; of the. collar point and substantially parallel to the slanting edges-of the outer fold. The shorter legs ofpthesefV. pieces are va dapted to extend under and beentirely cor ered by the tunnel loops 5. These shorter legs are laterally offset to provide for proper conformation of the pieces 5 to the collar and neck band, which latter are angularly related when the collar is in place. These pieces 8 are of less width than the pockets 4 and loops 5 in which they are inserted so that said pieces may adjust themselves to proper position and conformation dependent on the collar and the size of the necktie. The ends of the longer legs are formed with'rounded points so as to extend close to the tips of the points of the collar and prevent said tips from turning upwardly.

To insert the V pieces 8, the collar is opened as shown in Fig. l andthe longer legs are inserted thru the tunnel loops 5 and into the pockets 4 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Then the collar is turned over and the V pieces are pushed further into place so that the shorter legs will be covered by the tunnel loops and both legs will be brought to position shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This operation of inserting the V pieces into place does not necessitate the bending or the flexing of the said pieces out of their normal V-shaped form. This is important for if the said V pieces had to bend or flex out of normal shape to insert therein said pieces would not return to proper position necessary to insure the holding of the points down close to the shirt front. These pieces 8 must be comparatively stifi in order to accomplish the purpose of the invention,

and to provide such stiffness I must use spring steel or similar metal and thread, that is, insert the pieces thru the loops 5 and into the pocket without bending or appreciably flexing the said pieces out of shape. 7

When the necktie is in place ,it the shorter legs of the V pieces and presses thereon so as to force the longer legs downward toward the shirt front and then together with the points of the collar in such positions. The loops cover said legs and prevent interference with the necktie in adjusting said tie. Y

The usual stitching alongthe edges of the outer fold of the collar points serves as a means of fastening the pocket forming strips of cloth to said outer fold.

l. A collar having a neck band and an outer fold, pockets on the inner side of the outer fold thereof, which pockets areclose to the end edges of said outer fold and extend from near the juncture of said fold with the neck band to near the outer points of said outer fold, loops on the neck band and in line with the pockets, and permanently V-shaped flexible pieces which are inserted thru the loops and into said pockets, the legs of which pieces lying in said pockets and under said loops,

respectively.

2. A collar of the character described comprising a neck band, an outer fold carried by lies over the neck band, pockets on the inner sides and at the ends of said outer fold, permanently V shaped members having the legs thereof laterally twisted out of opposed relation and loops on the neck band through which the V shaped members are insertable into and out of said pockets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL J. PALMER. 

